Douglas College through the years
A look back at Douglas College since 1976 through the Other Press’ eyes
Personal computers in development
Bill Gates, a young Harvard student with a knack for all things technological, has been working at MITS in Albuquerque with Paul Allen to create the world’s first “personal computer.”
New metal band Iron Maiden forms
Iron Maiden played a small venue shortly after forming this past Christmas, and many who were there do not believe that this small time metal band will ever make a name for themselves.
Local man late to meeting
In tragic breaking news today, Stewart Martin, a student at Douglas College, was late to meet his friend Will Mackentosh, and had no instant and convenient way to communicate with him.
A look into the far-off future of 2016
The problem with predicting the future is that—obviously—it hasn’t happened yet.
Canadian Olympic misfortune
Disappointment is the only word I can think of when I look back at this year’s summer Olympics.
West Coast expansion team flop first year
The hopes were never high for the new expansion league teams. While the Seattle Seahawks inaugural season was slightly better than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it was only so by a bit.
Woe is man
My mother is a great cook, a capable driver, and a wonderful childminder. All of these talents have been on full display for the last 20+ years as she’s raised me and my three siblings.
A retrospective of the Trudeau administration
Say what you will about the leader of our country, but no recent prime ministers have had an impact like Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, and the excitement of having Trudeau in office may never surface again.
Tell me what I want
The old way of thinking: Nobody owns a computer because nobody needs one. Take a look at the new Apple 1, which came on sale this summer (July 1976).